Comments on: Round 5 Video – Poker and Magic

By: Constantine Markides

Constantine Markides — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:16:08 +0000

You’re right about the audio. I forgot to adjust the sound levels before submitting it to YouTube so you have to turn the volume up on this one. At least it’s not your hearing.

By: JDEvolutionist

JDEvolutionist — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:56:14 +0000

I liked the video but I thought the sound quality could have been better. Perhaps Jodi’s slip was related to that as well – or maybe its just that my hearing ‘ain’t what it used to be’!!

Going to be interesting to see how folks respond to the new challenge.

By: Constantine Markides

Constantine Markides — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:55:58 +0000

Ted Kennedy! I’ll have to pass that one on. You’ve opened all sorts of possibilities for incorporating that image into a story…

It’s a 500 word limit. A few people have told me the pre-vote reading is getting to be overwhelming so I’m trying to keep it manageable. Once the field narrows I’ll up the word count.

Tell Dylan thanks for watching. And tell him he’ll get to open an envelope either the next round or the one after that.

So you covered his eyes for the opening of the rejection letter but not for the whisky and poker… It’s never too young to start gambling away one’s bubble gum money.

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:05:23 +0000

I was reading some stuff on the internet about the passing of Patrick Swayze last night and there was a picture of Ted Kennedy on the front of Time magazine … and for a moment he looked a little like the photo you’d left at the end of the video. So just thought I would ask – so not to appear like an ignoramous when my installment came out later on in the week.

What’s the word limit? Before my imagination truly gets carried away.

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:01:56 +0000

Dylan says: thanks that was a great video. My Mum put her hands over my eyes in the scarey bit. Can’t wait until I can open an envelope.

From Mum – probably a good idea not to see the envelope being opened with a fancy knife – given Dylan’s desire for imitation!

By: Constantine Markides

Constantine Markides — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:53:31 +0000

Tennis has its slices too. Without the slices there would be no backspin in tennis. The cut was black and grizzly this morning but it’s looking pretty superficial at the moment. It’s not a shame at all. I can claim it as my first Fourth Fiction battle scar.

By: Constantine Markides

Constantine Markides — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:47:28 +0000

I deliberately don’t post the poll results for about 24 hours so as not to give away the poll results to those who want to first find out from the video. But I never thought about the emailed comments! It’s not easy keeping a lid on things online. Poll results to be posted soon.

The person in the photo isn’t a celebrity figure and I’m not sure he would want to be. By all means let your imagination run riot. He would no doubt approve of that.

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:09:36 +0000

I knew it was totally incongruent with what I had read before I got here (was going through the emailed comments and thus found out who was eliminated from Coco!)

Will have to go back and listen harder. Cripes – maybe some part of me wanted Tuck to have immunity. Can’t wait to see the break down of the votes for the last round.

And one last thing – being an Aussie – am I meant to recognise the face in the video? Though I had better ask before I let my imagination run riot!

By: tetra

tetra — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:36:08 +0000

nice vid. liked the timing. shame about the slice. looks like tennis is safer. maybe playing with knives is more exciting tho.

By: Constantine Markides

Constantine Markides — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:28:13 +0000

No, not to Tuck! The immunity goes to Utah. I doubt Tuck has an angel on his shoulder. Or if he does, it’s a fallen one.